April 9, 2007

The Circus comes to Town

What's better then doing a short track mountain bike race at night under the lights?

How 'bout doing the race with a cheer squad dedicated to cheering for you and your brother.

The 53x11 Coffee Cheer Squad of Owen, Evan, and Alison were out in force for the first "
National Mountain Bike Series" short track of the year in Phoenix, AZ. While I never saw them during the race due to being blinded by all the dust and bright lights, I definitely heard them every lap. I have actually never heard anyone cheer that loud at a bike race. This shirt says it all.

And Sam really gave them something to cheer for. He rode with the big boys (aka the top racers in North America) for the entire race and ended up in 4th. He is the baby-faced one to the far left.

Incidentally, this isn't the first time the kid has been on the podium at a NMBS race. He took care of that during his first year as a pro, before he could legally go to a rated R movie.

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